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| The surprise was complete. Not till the
morning of March z, did Curtis discover
what his enemy was up to. Then with the
utmost haste he wheeled his men about and
changed rear to front, and stretched his army
in line of battle across Pea Ridge Van
Dorn's force was twice as large as his own,
and included Indians and border Texans
Curtis battle line extended east and west
across Pea Ridge between three and four
miles from Sugar creek to Elkhorn tavern.
With this hastily changed Federal front, the
two armies faced each other like this:
Confederates on the north, Federals on the
south:
Mccullough, Mcintosh, Price.
Gross Timber Hollow
Sigel, Asboth, Davis. Carr.
The names are those of Van Dorn's and
Curtis division commanders. Gen. Alexander
Asboth had charge of Curtis cavalry and
artillery. Gross Timber Hollow was deep
and difficult ravine covered with fallen trees,
between the two armies. Through this hollow
they had to reach each other.
Col. Osterhaus, of Chicago opened the
fight by an attack ON Van Dorn's center
at 1870 in the morning, March T. Just as he
commenced this movement word was hastily
brought to Curtis that his pickets had been
driven in.
So the battle was begun. Soon there was
tremendous fighting The woods swarmed
with Confederates, who seemed to spring from
the ground. Carr's division, on tho extreme
right, had been heavily attacked, and Oster.
haus was driven back Curtis had ordered
Gen. Davis to the relief of Carr on the right,
but Osterhaus' men came flying bac. upon
the center. The order to Davis was counter
manded, and he was told to stay and help
Osterhaus. He quickly changed his line of
march under fire. Very shortly Gen. Davis
found himself and Osterhaus fighting McCul-
loch, Mcintosh, Pike and all Pixies Indians,
with the poet and John Ross at the head of
them. Back he and Osterhaus wavered, and
then gathered strength and advanced again
They swayed back and forth in storm of
shot. All at once the Eighteenth Indiana
came sweeping down upon the flank and rear
of the Confederate center with ball and
bayonet. 1t settled tho fortune of the day
then. The Confederates broke and fed
Both Gems. McCulloch and Mcintosh fell
MORALLY wounded. Their forces tried to re-
form, but Sigel came up with two batteries
of heavy artillery and it was all over.
Then Sigel moved over to the Federal right
to help Carr That day Carr had fought
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gets it's name. II Is also sometimes called the
battle of Elkhorn tavern. from a house in
the eastern part Of the mountain group.
In the map the black, broken lines to the
northward indicate the Confederate troops,
the open ones a little south of them the
Federals. BY q skillful movement Van
Dorm had fanked Curtis ON the night of
March and gained his rear This threatened
to cut Off Curtis communication with Spring
field, Mo-, and his supplies. The aspect was
black enough.
Gen. Franz Sgel distinguished himself hon
orably in skirmish on March G. His camp
was the most westerly of Curtis forces, being
near Bentonville, which appears on the map.
Van Dorm passed through that town Oh his
way northward to get in Curtis rear. BY
slxillfully covering his right flank with cav
airy movement Sigel managed TO get OFF with
his whole supply train and convey it to Sugar
creek. About 600 men and five pieces of light
artillery were behind at Bentonville, and in a
moment they were surrounded with Confed-
crate cavalry and infantry. Sigel himself
was fortunately with them, however, having
staid with the rear guard. He handled the
brave 600 so skillfully, now fighting, now re-
treating, always nearer 20 Curtis and Pea
Ridge, that he managed to bring them nearly
oil Off in safety, over distance OF ten miles
Sigel is now United States pension agent at
New York
Curtiss front was TO the south, from which
direction he expected the enemy to come
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Halleck's orders to Curtis had been to keep
the enemy south OF Boston mountains But
small detachments of his troops had been left
as guards here and there along the route, as
he followed after Price, till his army had be-
come stretched out very thin. They had
marched into Arkansas travelling at the rate
of twenty miles a day, an extraordinary
march under the circumstances. Curtis
force was much smaller than the REINFORCED
Confederate army. Curtis therefore fell back
north from the neighborhood of Boston
mountains and took a position nearer to Mis-
souri,, at Bentonville. Behad reiterated from
Fayetteville. Van Dorm followed and the
Confederate army became in turn the pursuer.
Curtis resolved to dispose his forces about
Sugar creek, near Bentonvillc, and await the
battle which he saw must come.
Until he reached Sugar creek. however, he
was not aware of Van Dorn's arrival in the
Confederate camp. Il made things look
shaky for his little army, %, 900 against Il, 000
but Curtis did not weaken. Il was too late
to run, IL he had wanted TO.
Tho reader win sec from the map tho dispo-
sition OF the forces on each side. Sugar creek
flows first westward through mountain de-
Ale, then northward, skirting clump Of
mountains The westerly portion Of the
clump is called Pea Ridge. Thence the battle
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from Lossing's "Civi War reached camp at
in American Boston mountains
March 2, 1862 A salute of forty guns was
fired to welcome him, and he addressed the
troops. He issued proclamation to this
effect:
Soldiers behold your leaderl He comes
to show you the way to glory and immortal
renown. He comes to hurl back the minions
of tho despots at Washington, whose ignor-
ance, RIGHTEOUSNESS and brutality are equaled
only by their craven natures. + The
flag of our country is waving on tho southern
borders of Missouri, planted there by my
hands, under authority from our chief magis.
trate Shall it wave there in melan.
choly loneliness, as q fall leaf in our primeval
forests, or shall its beautiful field and bright
stars flaunt in the breeze over the bright bat
talions of Arkansas of Texas and of Louisi-
ana, as they are marshaling to do battle with
Missouri for victory, for honor and for indie
pendence! Awake young men Of Arkansas.
and arml Beautiful maidens CT Louisiana,
smile not on the craven youth who may lin
ger by your hearth when the rude blast of
war Is sounding in your ears! Texas chiv-
airy, to armsln
Price had not retreated to Boston mountains
because he did not mean to fight He wished
to gain time for reinforcement, and also q
favorable position for battle. He was joined
by Gen. McColloch and by Albert Pike with his
Indians On the morning of March 8, Gen.
Van Dorm moved forward at the head of
about $4,000 troops, under Gems Price, Nc.
Culloch, Mcintosh and Pike.
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proclamation. He was doomed to disappoint-
ment, in q great measure.
About 5000 Missourians joined his stand
ard, but no moro.
Meantime. Nov. 1, 1861, Mcclellan had
been appointed commander In chief Of oil the
armies, and there had been a shaking up Of
generals and new deal ell around. Fremont
was removed from the department OF the
Missouri and the command given to Halleck.
Fremont had once driven Price out Of Mis-
souri, into Arkansas But on Fremonts re
tirement Price Immediately returned to the
old ground and issued the lively proclams-
ton.
As soon as he could get squared about in his
new seatmt st. Louis HslIeck sent Brig. Gen.
6smuel II. Curtis after Price with an army
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alton fell with q from rossing's "Clyil war
ring: "Are Missou- In America.m
rians no longer trtie TO themsclvesr he said.
care they d timid, time-serving race, at
only for subjugation to despoti
Awake, my countrymenl Come
TO us, brave sons of the Missouri
valley! Rally to our Standard must have
$1,000 men, ., Do you stay at home to
secure terms with the enemys Then warn
you the day soon may come when you win
be surrendered to the nercies Of that enemy
and your substance given to the Hessians and
Jayhawkers. Leave your property to take
care of itself. Come to the army of the Mis-
souri,, not for a week or month. but to free
your country. I, at least, will never
zee the chains fastened upon my country. l
win ask for six and one-half feet of Missouri
soil in which to repose, for will not live to
see my people enslayedI"
tGen. Sterling Price went through the war. and
after it closed migrated TO Mexico. He was q
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also positive and radical cure for nervous
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make it known to his suffering fellows. Ac-
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human suffering, ! will send, free of charge,
to all who desire it, this recipe, in German,
French or English, with full directions for
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From Lossing's "Cvil War taws, Comanches
in America.1 and Cherokees
Chief John Ross, OF the Cherokee nation op-
passed him, but at length yielded to the impor-
tnnities OF the tribe, and struck bargain
with the Confederate agent. Pike was the
regularly accredited commissioner of the
Confederate States Of America to the Indians.
Flo promised to pay to the red men the annu-
tiles they had heretofore received from the
United States He also promised TO take the
s01thern part OF the Indian territory under
Confederate protection. This included the
country Of the Choctaws and ChiclSasaws.
Pixies design was to secure in time the whole
Indian territory to the Confoderacy.
Tho Indians raised force OF 5000 men for
the war. Jefferson Davis had authorized
Pike to enlist three regiments Tho Indian
Ngreement was ratified at mass meeting at
Tahlcquah, the Cherokee capital. 1t was
signed by "John Ross, Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation 1t was secretly against
his will, however. His wife, young, well
educated woman, was SO opposed to it that
she drove of the men who tried to raise q
Confederate flag over her house, and they
had to give up the attempt. This was the
last Of August, 1861. John Ross was nearly
white, having only one-eighth Indian blood.
He was man fit for great leader any
where He had cast his lot with his Indian
brethren, although his appearance gavc no
sign of the duslxy blood in his veins For
more than forty years he had acted as the
Moses who led his tribe from barbarism to
civilization. He escaped north with his fam
lily in the summer of 1862.
Ross Indians, however, with those of
other tribes, joined the Confederate army
under Albert Pike, who was made briga-
1lier general.
In December, 1861, the Confederate general,
Sterling Price, who had advanced again into
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seven mortal hours
against Price. Van
Dorm himself was
in command hero
most Of the day,
and here the most
terrific fighting of
tho battle took
place. Early in
the day Col. Carr
had sent to Curtis
for conf or ce-
nents. They could
not be spared. He
fought on, and
once more sent for
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an emissary west to
stir up tho Indians
against the United
States & o " ern :
nent. This was
Albert Pike, the
poet, q man Of fine
physique and per-
suasive tongue. He
labored successful
ly with the tribes
Of the Indian terri
tory, the Creeks,
Chickasaws, Choc-
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Trans-Missi 81 ippi
department. Many
regard Van Dorm
as the most brilliant
cavalry officer OF
the Confeder a cy.
There was i'll feeling
between Gems. Ster-
ling Price and Ben
McCulloch in Mis-
souri,. and Jefferson
Davis sont V o n
Dorm from Virginia
to rank both and
take command. He
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member or the board
OF immigration OF
that country for a
tim c, but inter-
wards returned to
Missouri, where he
died.l
At the time the
proclamation was
issued, all south.
western Missouri
was in Confedcr-
ate hands. Gen.
Price had fixed his
head quarters at
Springfield, where
he awaited the re-
cruits he hoped
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Van Dorm on his
northward march
made a detour to
the west and thanked
Curtis on the right
byamasterly move
ment. He left Pike
and his Indians two
miles to Curtis
right, and another
small force to make
: q feint on the front
while he dashed ON
with all speed TO
make the realattack
on the Federal rear
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Missouri with 49,
600 men, made a
rousing appeal TO
tho men Of that
state to join him.
Price had been a
brigadier in the
Mexican war. He
was @ Virginian
born, bub settled in
Missouri. He was
governor of that
state from 1865 to
1857. He was the
leading Iirit Of
secession in Mis-
souri,. His proclaim
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-03-11

Irving Bishop, the mind reader, is seri
ously i'll in Washington. He struck minds
there that made him sick
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Servant girls deposit morc'money in the
savings banks than any other class of fe
male workers.
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A man with 1000 patches on his pants
recently captured first prize at poverty
social.
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Levy Will Swear on.

Solomon Levy and Nose Schaumbure
had settlement of accounts not lone
since. and Levy paid small balance
which was due. Levy had been taking
too much wine, and paid Nose more
money than was coming to him.
Next morning Schaumburg's clerk
came to Levy's place of business and
handed him a So bill.
Wat for is den dotp" asked Levy.
'Mr. Schaumburg says that when
you settled with him yesterday, you
paid him s. too much"
Levy clasped his hands and an ex-
preston of intense anguish came over
his face as he.said:
IL wonder how much too much have
paid ven man like Nose Schaumburg
sends me back five tollars. eggspects
paid dot schoundrel hundred tollar
bill for q one tollar bill. Ven it vas
less den dot he would have send me
pack holdings. l vas ruined man.
l vas all broke up. Vine vas mockery.
/ schwears Oft ride away. Sthropg drink
vas raging."-7e1as Sytings.
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Mrs, Mary Shrcve Ransom of Ken
lucky Is said TO be on her way to En-
gland to get her share OF the Shrcve os-
tate, which is trihe OF 800, 900, 600.
This mythical money is reported by
Mrs. Ransom's friends TO be in the Bank
of England, awaiting distribution to the
rghtful heirs. We hope that Mrs. RAN
com will get her share. which is said to
be $4.l45,883, but if she is not more
fortunate than Mrs. Sidney L. Brown,
OF Bagdad, N. T.. to whom a share Of
$4O,OOO.OO0 in the Chase-Towneley estate
was assigned u year or two ago, she will
have her journey for her pains. We
will remind her that the Bank of En-
gland has announced that it lis in no
way custodian of any real property
whatsoever. nor has it any knowledge
OF any OF the property of persons diving
intestate, nor of the proceeds of estates
in chancery, nor of unclaimed dividends
on estates in bankruptcy"
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several gentlemen to 60 out and assist in per-
fecting these organizations. In accordance with
this the chairman appointed seven, with Philip
Rappaport as chairman. One man said that he
thought it would be- impossible to have an erean-
ization in every ward. He had gone into the Seven
teenth. where there is a large number Of busi
ness houses. and had failed to End single SYM
pathizer. Don't wait to get a dozen or more
men, said Gruefe, wherever you can get FIVE
men together form a club" A delegate from
the Twenty fifth asked if it would be in order
for the meeting to nominate couneilmer, and
was informed by Mr.. Gruelle that that matter
would have to be left to the wards alone.
All those present were called upon to sign the
platform. along with pledge that in going into
it's ranks they ceased to affiliate with either of
the old parties. The first man to sign 1t was
Ben F. Rodgers oldtime Democrat He
was a candidate for township trustee 1t the last
election, and left the party because he was de-
feated. S. l. Douglass moved that resolutions
be drafted congratulating the laborine men of
Cincinnati and Chicago in their success thus far.
The motion prevailed. and Philip Rappaport and
Mr.. Quinn were requested to do this work,
which they did, adding the workingmen OF Mil
waukee to the list The resolutions were
adopted ny standing vote The meeting con-
cluded with several speeches, and then adjourned
until next Wednesday evening.
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PERFECTING AN ORGANIZATION.
The Progress Of the Union Labor Party Is
Somewhat Slow in Forming Clubs.

There was not large attendance at the Union
Labor party's meeting az Superior Court room
No. last night, but those who did attend mani
tested considerable enthusiasm. The confer
ence was held with closed doors, and only those
known to be in sympathy with the movement
were admitted. There were perhaps sixty per-
sons present at $50 o'clock, when Thomas NJ
Gruelle called the meeting to order. Joseph
Bodemiller was appointed secretary. Mr. Gruele
stated that their object was to complete Labor
party organization. Nearly all the other cities
were taking more interest in the matter than
Indianapolis
On q call of the wards it was found that nine
teen were represented, and Of these fourteen re-
ported organizations. The executive committee
appointed at the previous meeting said that it
had done nothing except to assist in organizing
wards, and asked for authority to name date
for holding the nominating convention. By II
unanimous vote their request was granted
Chairman Gruelle, IN giving the committee some
trying to head them of by making nominations
first, and urged that the Labor party candidates
should be named in advance of either of the old
parties. 1t was suggested that each precinct
in the city should be organized. and a resolution
was passed to that effect. Philip Rappaport
moved that all wards be organized within a
week. and that those not in that condition when
the convention is held be not entitled to dele
gates. The resolution was adopted.
On motion of L. L. Douglass it was decided to
organize q committee Of one hundred. compose
of four delegates from each ward, the duty OF
which shall be to name ticket to be voted for al
the city election. It was then agreed that if the
convention Is held before all the wards are or
ganized, 1t shall dsvolve upon the chairman oil
that committee to appoint two delegates from
each to represent the unorganized wards TWAS
also suggested that the meeting should selee
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ministration is strongest where il has maintained
the policy Of reform most rssolutely Tried by
the standard Of absolute fidelity to the reform
as it is understood by this league 1t il not to be
denied this administration has left much to be
desired"
The report closes by stating that the spoils
system has been severely shaken, and that
while good results have mos been uniform and
universal, much has been done which justified
the expectations based upon President Cleve-
lands declarations before his Inauguration. The
report 10 signed BY George William Curtis. Carl
Sehurz. Wayne Macveaeh, Charles J. Bona
parte. Charles S. Goldman, Charles c. Allen and
William Potta